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Show ROOSEVELT DIDN T KNOW IT. Wasn't Advised of Governor's Suggestion Sug-gestion of Wadsworth. ALBANY. N. Y.. Dec. 21. Gov. Hlgglns rrf-rred today to the statement sent out last nlfcht from WashlnRton in which It a declared with bUthoTlty thul President Presi-dent Roosevelt hurt iit known In advance of the Governor's suKgestiou ,,( Jatnsi w WadSWOrth, .It , for Speaker of the Sl.n. Assembly. Knows It Is True "I believe the Statement Is true," said the Governor. "1 know it to be true. I wish t say further that I have had no communication with the President, verbal or otherwise, mi the subject of the Speakership Speak-ership In mj recent visit tn Washington Washing-ton 1 had an extended conversation with him. but the Speakership wag not among the subjects discussed. Favois Wadsworth. ' While It Is true that the President Is not Interfering, and i believe would not Interfere in the election of a Speaker of the Assembly f tins state, i have every reason to believe that he would be wry much pleased to hear thai the Assembly had chosen Mr. Wadsworth as Bpeaker." Not Easily Frightened. The Governor was asked about an allusion al-lusion by Senator Mallby to possible Irn-iwraehment Irn-iwraehment proceedings against him as a Consequence ,f actum In connection With the Speakel vhlp. I I ' would i,., UBS It. 'I am not eallv frightened." was ,,H hp would say. |